2016–17 Egypt Cup

2016–17 Egypt Cup
Country  Egypt
Dates 14 October 2016 – 15 August 2017
Teams 294
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The 2016–17 Egypt Cup is the 85th edition of the oldest recognised football tournament in Africa. 294 clubs were accepted into the tournament, and it began with the First Qualifying Round on 14 October 2016, and will conclude with the final in 2017. The winner will qualify for the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.

Premier League side Zamalek are the defending champions, having defeated Al Ahly 3–1 in the previous final.

Teams

Round Clubs
remaining 		Clubs
involved 		Winners from
previous round 		New entries
this round 		Leagues entering at this round
Round of 32 32 32 14 18 Premier League
Round of 16 16 16 16 none none
Quarter-finals 8 8 8 none none
Semi-finals 4 4 4 none none
Final 2 2 2 none none

Round and draw dates

The schedule is as follows.

Phase Round Draw date Match date
Qualifying rounds First Qualifying Round 10 October 2016 14 October – 2 November 2016[1]
Second Qualifying Round 2 November 2016 6–9 November 2016[2]
Third Qualifying Round 17 November 2016 21–23 November 2016[3]
Fourth Qualifying Round 28 November 2016 2–6 December 2016[4]
Fifth Qualifying Round 9–10 December 2016[4]
Main tournament Round of 32 15 December 2016 21 December 2016 – 17 February 2017[5][6]
Round of 16 5 February – 1 March 2017
Quarter-finals 13 May – 18 July 2017
Semi-finals 8–9 August 2017
Final 15 August 2017

Qualifying rounds

The qualifying competition began with the First Qualifying Round on 14 October 2016. All of the competing teams that are not members of the Premier League will have to compete in the qualifying rounds to secure a place in the Round of 32. The final (fifth) qualifying round was played on 9 and 10 December 2016.

Bracket

The following is the bracket which the Egypt Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.

Round of 32
21 December 2016 – 17 February 2017 		Round of 16
5 February – 1 March 2017 		Quarter-finals
13 May – 18 July 2017 		Semi-finals
8–9 August 2017 		Final
15 August 2017
          
Misr Lel Makkasa 2
Ittihad El Shorta 1
Misr Lel Makkasa 3
Petrojet 0
Petojet 1
Al Assiouty Sport 0
Misr Lel Makkasa 0
Smouha (a.e.t.) 1
Ismaily 2
Arab El Raml 1
Ismaily 0
Smouha 1
Smouha 3
Al Merreikh 2
Smouha 0
Al Ahly 4
Al Ahly 6
Aluminium Nag Hammâdi 0
Al Ahly 2
El Dakhleya 1
El Dakhleya 1
El Gouna 0
Al Ahly 4
Wadi Degla 1
Wadi Degla 3
Pharco 0
Wadi Degla (a.e.t.) 1
Tanta 0
Tanta 2
Aswan 0
Al Ahly
Al Masry
El Sharkia (a.e.t.) 1
Al Nasr Lel Taa'den 0
El Sharkia 0
Tala'ea El Gaish 1
Tala'ea El Gaish 2
Kahrabaa Ismailia 1
Tala'ea El Gaish 0
Zamalek 3
Al Mokawloon 1 (4)
Haras El Hodoud (p) 1 (5)
Haras El Hodoud 0
Zamalek 1
Zamalek 2
Olympic Club 0
Zamalek 0
Al Masry 2
Al Masry (a.e.t.) 3
Ghazl El Mahalla 1
Al Masry 2
El Entag El Harby 0
El Entag El Harby 3
FC Masr 1
Al Masry (p) 1 (5)
ENPPI 1 (4)
Al Ittihad 3
El Sekka El Hadid 1
Al Ittihad 0
ENPPI 3
ENPPI 2
Fayoum 0

Round of 32

A total of 32 clubs played in this round; 14 winners of the fifth qualifying round, and 18 teams from the Premier League entering in this round. The draw was held on 15 December 2016 at the EFA headquarters in Gezira, Cairo.[5] The matches were played from 21 December 2016 to 17 February 2017. The round included one team from Level 3 still in the competition, Arab El Raml, who were the lowest-ranked team in this round.

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

Round of 16

A total of 16 clubs played in this round; all winners of the previous round. The draw was held on 15 December 2016 at the EFA headquarters in Gezira, Cairo.[5] The matches were played from 5 February to 1 March 2017. The round included one team from Level 2 still in the competition, Haras El Hodoud, who were the lowest-ranked team in this round.

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

Quarter-finals

A total of 8 clubs played in this round; all winners of the previous round. The draw was held on 15 December 2016 at the EFA headquarters in Gezira, Cairo.[5] The matches were played from 13 May to 18 July 2017.

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

Semi-finals

A total of 4 clubs played in this round; all winners of the previous round. The draw was held on 15 December 2016 at the EFA headquarters in Gezira, Cairo.[5] The matches were played on 8 and 9 August 2017.

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

Final

The final will be played on 15 August 2017 at Borg El Arab Stadium.

15 August 2017 (2017-08-15)
20:00 CAT
Al Ahly (1) v Al Masry (1)

References

  1. ↑ "جدول مباريات الدور التمهيدي الأول لكأس مصر" [Draw result for the First Qualifying Round of the Egypt Cup]. efa.com.eg (in Arabic). Egyptian Football Association. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "جدول مباريات الدور التمهيدي الثاني لكأس مصر" [Draw result for the Second Qualifying Round of the Egypt Cup]. efa.com.eg (in Arabic). Egyptian Football Association. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "جدول مباريات الدور التمهيدي الثالث لكأس مصر" [Draw result for the Third Qualifying Round of the Egypt Cup]. efa.com.eg (in Arabic). Egyptian Football Association. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 "جدول مباريات الدور التمهيدى الرابع والخامس لكأس مصر" [Draw result for the Fourth and Fifth Qualifying Rounds of the Egypt Cup]. youm7.com (in Arabic). Youm7. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "اتحاد الكرة يعلن مواعيد مباريات دور الـ32 بكأس مصر" [Draw result for the Round of 32 of the Egypt Cup]. yallakora.com (in Arabic). YallaKora. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "رسميًا.. تأجيل مباراة الزمالك والأوليمبي في الكأس إلى 17 فبراير" [Zamalek v Olympic Club match in the Egypt Cup to be played on 17 February]. alwafd.org (in Arabic). Al-Wafd. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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